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Humourless narrator is difficult to root for in this novel set in Fife, Scotland
A novel about two damaged men who understand that when a decent guy shows up, he needs to be held close
US politics junkies will find things to relish but this novel falls short of being revelatory
A wife discovering a sex doll is the catalyst but the author offers deep insights into loneliness and human frailty
Compelling narrative is set across one long, sweltering weekend in London
A fatal drink-driving incident might not seem like an obvious premise for a comic novel, but the author makes a lighthearted read of the supernatural consequences
Sunjeev Sahota’s tale of a trade union is politically charged but shifting narrative voice is a flaw
The strands of this 700-page novel feel more like a series of loosely-linked narratives than a cohesive whole
Labour supporters the Hughes are caught in a bind when their son switches sides
John Boyne: Carr builds a gripping and claustrophobic read of an incarceration
The debut novel from a writer better known for his poetry is overall a resounding success
Come and Get It reads like the work of a skilled novelist who has lumbered herself with a story that just isn’t very interesting
Though his second novel could have done with more ruthless editing, Hill is a hugely entertaining voice in American fiction
A book of three parts of one day
Though pleasingly erotic in the intensity of its central relationship, this is a book that one might admire rather than love